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Chapter 30: Respiratory Flashcards

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Alveoli

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Empty sacs that fill with air where oxygen diffusion occurs

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Upper respiratory use

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Filer the tract, warms and humidifies

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Surfactant

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Lubrication to prevent friction

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Pleural effusion

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Water in cavity

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Pleural cavity use

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Protector of lung

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6
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Best position during respiration

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Sitting

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Atelectasis

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Stiff lung

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8
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Medication that caused coughing

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Ace inhibitors

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Dispnea

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Shortness of breath

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10
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Level 3 despeña

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Talking and performing ADL (activities of daily living)

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11
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Orthopnea

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Positional dyspnea

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12
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Clubbing

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Shows hypoxia

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Bronchial sounds

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Over trachea, loud, harsh, high pitch

Inspiration shorter than expiration

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Vesicular sounds

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Soft, breezy, lower pitched inspiration is longer/greater than expiration

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Bronchovesicular sounds

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Between both bronchial and vesticular sounds, equal in inspiration and expiration

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Broncoscopy

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Visually see what’s happening in chest (of airways)

17
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Stack cough

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Type of coughing after surgery (never deep cough)

18
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Venturi mask

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Precise amount of oxygen

19
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Wheezing/bronchi

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Course wheeze

20
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Crackles/rales

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High pitched heard at end of inspiration

21
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Pleural friction rub

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Dry running or grating sound

22
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Nasal cánula

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Most common and conviene

22-44%

23
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Simple oxygen mask

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Most common midrange O2

40-60%

24
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Reservoir type

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Used for critically ill

Up to 90%

25
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Nonrebreather

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Highest load of oxygen administered

26
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Pulse oximetry readings reflect what?

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Number of available oxygen receptors on hemoglobin molecules

27
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PaCO2 normal range

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35-45 mmHg

28
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Flow meter

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Gauge used to regulate the amount of oxygen that a client receives

29
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Manifestations of hypoxia

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Tachycardia: Increase respiration
Tachycardia: increase heart rate
Elevated BP
Cool skin

30
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What helps postural drainage?

A

Chest percussion and vibration

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